I said that he was considered a military genius by some. I don't feel that way about him. In the "old days" the "blue bloods" lead from the front when they were small unit commanders clear up to and including brigade level. Division commanders were often WIA/KIA right up to WWI. At some point they decided that leaders would lead from behind. But if you look at effective battle field commanders the best either were on the front a lot or actually lead from the front. 2 excellent examples were Chesty Puller and Rommel. Both lead from the front. Makes a big difference if the commander actually knows what's going. Leading from the rear they are relying on reports to paint the picture. I don't know. The plan for defending the Bataan Peninsula was his and was good enough that the Japanese commander during the US invasion fell back and defended the same area. I too think that he was a self important egotist. And Guderian was the genius of the German armor tactics. Rommel was a very adept pupil and a fantastic battlefield commander.
I just don't like it when people outright attack anyone without hard evidence to back up their claims. So often I wind up defending Mac even though I don't think he was all that much.
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